Jerry Brown’s camp responds to “short-shrifting” claim

We told you yesterday about Mayor Gavin Newsom taking multiple digs at Attorney General Jerry Brown, his expected challenger for the Democratic nomination for governor, at his San Rafael town hall meeting earlier this week.

“I think you’re being so short-shrifted I can’t even tell you,” Newsom said of Brown declining his offer to hold 11 substantive debates. “I don’t know where he stands on nine out of 10 issues. At least you know where I stand.”

We heard from Brown’s camp after deadline, and here’s what his senior advisor, Steven Glazer, had to say:

“A recent public opinion poll has Newsom losing the governor’s race in his own town,” he said. “This is a clear indication that his own voters feel they are being short-shrifted by his excessive campaigning. It is seven-and-a-half months away from the primary election so he might benefit by focusing on governing rather than campaigning.”

From our point of view, both men can give a little too much information. Remember, Brown recently told a roomful of San Franciscans where he was conceived, and Newsom can’t stop talking about his wife’s breastfeeding abilities. Like we said, TMI.